Binhai New Area strives to build a modern high-end petrochemical industry

■ By the end of 2021, Nangang Industrial Zone has signed a total of 124 entity projects, and first-class enterprises at home and abroad such as Sinopec, PetroChina, CNOOC, Bohuahua, Shell, Shabiq, BP and so on have invested and settled, with a total investment of more than 160 billion yuan, of which 86 enterprises have been built and 22 projects are under construction

■ As the top priority in the development of petrochemical industry in Binhai New Area, by 2025, Nangang will strive to achieve an output value of more than 130 billion yuan in chemical production projects, form 2-3 enterprises with an output value of more than 10 billion yuan, and 10-15 enterprises with an output value of more than 1 billion yuan, ranking among the top 30 chemical parks in China, the top 50 green parks in China and the top 50 in the national smart parks, and build a digital, intelligent and green national new material production base with distinctive product characteristics and outstanding competitiveness

Sinopec Nangang ethylene project

Recently, Sinopec Tianjin Nangang Ethylene Project in Nangang Industrial Zone, Tianjin Economic Development Zone started
civil engineering.
As the leading goose of Sinopec Tianjin Nangang high-end new material project cluster, the project aims at the world's leading, fills the domestic gap, steadily replaces imports, and strives to create a strong competitiveness of high quality, differentiation and low cost with five significant advantages of high-end product solutions, huge market potential, complementary resource advantages, strong scientific and technological support, and green and low carbon leadership, and the project is expected to be put into operation in 2023, and the regional petrochemical industry is ushering in new opportunities for
development.

As the largest advantageous pillar industry in Binhai New Area, after years of development, the petrochemical industry has formed a relatively complete industrial chain from crude oil extraction and processing to chemical products and new chemical material production, and then provides the upstream raw materials for light textile for the region, forming an integrated industrial system of "oil head - incarnation - light spinning tail", and the industrial development has achieved "accelerated running"
.
In the future, the new area will focus on building a green and safe, modern high-end petrochemical industry that conforms to the law of industrial development
, comprehensive bearing capacity of resources and perfect industrial chain.

Quality projects accelerate the gathering

Not long ago, with the successful commissioning of the caustic soda device and polyvinyl chloride unit of the "two modernizations" relocation and transformation project of Tianjin Bohai Chemical Group, the first phase of the "two modernizations" relocation and transformation project was put into operation
in the Nangang Industrial Zone.
The project gives full play to the advantages of "portization", actively uses the two resources of "domestic" and "international", deeply promotes the "diversification, lightweight, and low-carbonization" of olefin raw material routes, highlights "intelligent manufacturing", organically combines the transformation and upgrading of traditional advantageous industries and the development of modern petrochemical industry, and takes the road of high-end differential development, which will build a modern high-end petrochemical industry cluster and help the development of regional petrochemical industry
.

Zhongsha (Tianjin) petrochemical polycarbonate project is also advancing
.
The reporter learned that the project is the second phase of the project by Sinopec Group and Saudi Basic Industries Corporation relying on the construction of Tianjin million tons of ethylene project, with a total investment of about 10.
1 billion yuan, covering an area of about 66 hectares, which is the first production line in China to adopt the production
process of SABIC company's non-phosgene melting and polycondensation method.
Polycarbonate can be widely used in automotive, construction, packaging, healthcare, aerospace and other fields, which is of great significance for enriching the downstream industrial chain and driving the development and upgrading of
the petrochemical industry.
At present, the first production line of the project has opened the whole process, and the first batch of polycarbonate products have been rolled off the production line
.

As the only bearer of Tianjin's future petrochemical industry development, high-quality projects are accelerating
, which is accelerating in the Nangang Industrial Zone.
In addition to the "two modernization" relocation and transformation project and the Zhongsha (Tianjin) petrochemical polycarbonate project, a number of high-end projects such as Sinopec Nangang Ethylene Project, Beihua Institute Pilot Base, and Petrochemical Yimao have signed contracts and landed
.
Among them, the world's largest EPS producer, Taiwan Jianlong Agency, invested 128 million US dollars to build a 400,000-ton expanded polystyrene project in the Nangang Industrial Zone, and set up an investment company and a North China trade center
.
By the end of 2021, Nangang Industrial Zone has signed a total of 124 entity projects, and first-class enterprises at home and abroad such as Sinopec, PetroChina, CNOOC, Bohuahua, Shell, Shabik, BP and other first-class enterprises at home and abroad have invested and settled, with a total investment of more than 160 billion yuan, of which 86 enterprises have been built and 22 projects are under construction
.

Continue to optimize the industrial layout

In the "Three-year Action Plan for the Construction of Tianjin Manufacturing Strong City (2021-2023)" and the "Three-Year Action Plan for the High-quality Development of the Industrial Chain in Tianjin (2021-2023)", adhering to the development of high-end, upgrading the mid-end, and eliminating the low-end, highlighting the positioning of the green chemical new material base in the Nangang Industrial Zone, supporting the upgrading and transformation of large and medium-sized enterprises, and accelerating the extension of the petrochemical industry to the downstream are written into the direction of the development of the
petrochemical industry.

The new area will form an effective connection between the petrochemical industry and light industry and textile industries, and create a complete industrial chain of "oil head - avatar - light spinning tail", which can not only improve the development of the industrial chain, but also reduce energy consumption and improve the utilization rate
of resources.
At the same time, anchor the "double carbon" task goal, continue to introduce safe, green and innovative high-end industrial projects, and enhance the level of
green development.
In addition, the basic resources such as crude oil, raw salt, coal and so on will be converted into synthetic materials and fine chemical products that can be widely used in other pillar industries in Binhai New Area, such as aerospace, equipment manufacturing, electronic information, biopharmaceuticals, new energy and new materials, etc
.

According to the Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement between Tianjin Municipal Government and Sinopec Group, Nangang Industrial Zone has extended and expanded in three directions: upstream innovation and research and development, midstream industrial support, and downstream trade settlement, and continued to optimize the industrial layout
.
It is understood that Sinopec Tianjin Nangang high-end new material project cluster was officially launched last year, with 1.
2 million tons / year ethylene as the leading project, scientific and technological innovation projects such as the pilot base of the Beihua Institute and the achievement transformation center of the Institute of Stone Sciences, the new platform project of digital transformation represented by the petrochemical easy trade platform, and the new energy project represented by offshore photovoltaics
.
At the end of last year, a transport ship full of 69,000 tons of LNG successfully docked at Sinopec Tianjin LNG Receiving Station "Berth 2", marking the official commissioning of the first "double berth" LNG terminal in China
.
The annual LNG receiving and unloading capacity of the receiving station has increased from 6 million tons to 10.
8 million tons, which effectively ensures that the people in North China are warm for the winter
.

During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the new district will also focus on industrial leading enterprises, tailor project promotion programs, increase investment attraction, attract more high-quality projects to land construction, and continue to cultivate new economic growth points
.
It is planned that by the end of the "14th Five-Year Plan", Nangang Industrial Zone will have many industrial chains such as ethylene propylene, lubricating oil, polyurethane, new energy batteries, and comprehensive utilization of clean energy, forming several tens of billions of large-scale enterprises, as well as a number of "specialized and new" small and medium-sized enterprises
.
At the same time, it will also build a circular economy industrial chain
around the fields of cold energy, hydrogen energy, photovoltaics, wind power and green building materials.

Create a collaborative development system for industry, academia, research and application

Under the premise of taking physical projects as the backbone, the petrochemical industry in the new area is also constantly building a coordinated development system
for production, education and research.
Recently, the new area and Liaoning Shihua University signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to cooperate in the construction of an integrated platform for production, education and research - Binhai Petrochemical Industry Research Institute
of Liaoning Shihua University.
As the first petroleum industry school in New China, Liaoning Shihua University has distinct characteristics in petrochemical disciplines and outstanding talent training advantages, which has trained a large number of outstanding talents
for the petrochemical industry 。 The two sides complement each other's advantages, and carry out the construction of the teaching team, discipline development, talent training, scientific and technological innovation, and achievement transformation; Jointly introduce talents and form a high-level R&D team; Jointly build a student employment and internship base to create conditions for sending outstanding graduates to the new district; Relying on the policy advantages of the "three introductions and three returns" of the new district and the advantages of the information resources of the alumni association, we will deeply excavate the outstanding alumni resources and create a new development model
of "local-university-alumni" for sharing and win-win and common prosperity.

With the Nangang Industrial Zone and its northern group as the main position, the new area has also introduced Tianjin University, Nankai University and other universities, Sinopec, CNOOC and other scientific research institutions
.
At the same time, with Tianchen Company and other enterprises as the main body, relying on Sinopec Beihua Institute, Stone Science Academy and other package projects, break through a number of card neck technology, build a technological innovation center, pilot base, and form a symbiotic system
of coordinated development of production, education and research.

The "14th Five-Year Plan" period is a critical period for the development of the petrochemical industry in the new area, and the new district will actively guide the petrochemical industry to give full play to the existing industrial base and comparative advantages, take the upgrading of the industrial structure as a breakthrough, optimize the industrial layout, improve the level of safety and environmental protection, and create a green, safe, and modern high-end petrochemical industry that conforms to the law of industrial development, the comprehensive bearing capacity of resources in the new area and the
perfect industrial chain 。 As the top priority in the development of the petrochemical industry, by 2025, Nangang will strive to achieve an output value of more than 130 billion yuan in chemical production projects, form 2-3 enterprises with an output value of more than 10 billion yuan, and 10-15 enterprises with an output value of more than 1 billion yuan, ranking among the top 30 chemical parks in China, the top 50 green parks in China and the top 50 in the national smart parks, and build a digital, intelligent and green national new material production base
with distinctive product characteristics and outstanding competitiveness.